The battle of Tanglong Town made Dongjiazhai more lively than before. In the past, most of the small tyrants were swaying and wandering between the three forces, talking to people and talking to ghosts, trying to avoid causing trouble. The Song army in Tanglong Town was almost completely injured and wiped out the invading Khitans, which made many small tyrants change their views and move closer to the Song Dynasty. From Tanglong Town to the south of the Piedouzhai line, there were much more tyrants gathering than in previous years.

Of course, what attracted the most to the Song Dynasty was to do business. Most of the small Fan tribes could produce their own products, but the goods from the Song Dynasty were irreplaceable. To do business, you had to come to Dongjiazhai.

As soon as Yelu Buhua arrived at Dongjia Village, he drank a cup of tea with Du Zhongxiao, and then took his entourage to the market outside the village. His purpose was to talk about the affairs of the two countries with Du Zhongxiao in the village. Those annoying things would be discussed by others, and Yelu Buhua only made money.

The current situation is one of the best time for the Song Dynasty to have a relationship with the Khitan, no less than when the Chanzhou Alliance was signed. The two countries have a common enemy, Dangxiang, which is better than uniting people in everything. This is the general trend. For Yelu Buhua, grasping the general trend of peace is enough, and details do not need to be considered. A small border conflict, killing thousands of people is not a problem for a big country like the Khitan.

When he arrived at the tentative scene, he saw the door closed. Yelu Buhua said to Tao Shiqi who accompanied him: "This is the only tentative scene within hundreds of miles. Why don't there be merchants trading? Without the tentative scene, there is no meaning here in Dongjiazhai."

Tao Shiqi said: "Mr., it's a coincidence that today is the tenth day of the day. The goods are closed, and I'll wait for two days."

Yelu Buhuaqi said: "The court here is outside the village, not a remote place, so how can there be a break?"

Tao Shiqi said: "My husband doesn't know that every ten days of our place, it is a large Dongjiazhai market, and people within a hundred miles come to trade. In order to prevent outsiders from taking goods out and selling them privately, the practice is to leave."

"Oh——" Yelu Langjun nodded. There are also Khitan markets, but they are spontaneously formed. They are only very lively during various festivals, and are usually located near temples. Unexpectedly, it is different here, and it is also specially stipulated that there will be a collection on ten days.

This is the newly set rule by Du Zhongxiao in the past two months. The villages below the Volcano Army gather on different days. For example, Xiongyong Village is on five, Dongjia Village is on ten, other villages are on three, six, etc. The dates of each village are different. This fixed day has many benefits, which not only helps the people arrange the time to buy goods, but also uses merchants to go to each village to do business according to different dates. This is the experience of previous life, and rational planning of rural markets has a great effect on the prosperous market. Mobile merchants can do business in many places, from part-time to full-time.

Of course, due to the limitations of the times, there are also bad things to arrange markets in this way. In this era, it is difficult for people to remember the days clearly, and only various festivals will be remembered firmly. Most markets are held according to festivals, not on dates, which is in line with the characteristics of the times. In order to solve this problem, Du Zhongxiao built a printing agency in Yingtianwu, which specializes in printing calendars and New Year pictures, preparing to make a fortune during the New Year.

Customs change with the changes of the times and will change in various shapes. Tracing markets like this can be traced back thousands of years ago. In this era, temple fairs are the main ones. If the calendar is promoted and punctuality becomes more and more important, it will inevitably become a cycle of time.

Yelu Buhua said to Tao Shiqi on a whim: "It's very rare to catch up with such a life. Let's go to the market for a walk."

Tao Shiqi was a little embarrassed: "There are many people in the market, and they are also messy. The man is a man with a daughter, so I'm afraid--"

Yelu Buhua waved his hand: "What are you afraid of! I have to have a follower and I am outside the village. What can I do?"

After saying that, he headed to the dock first. Tao Shiqi had no choice but to follow.

He was thinking about the market in his heart. Yelu Buhua didn't even look at the shops on the roadside. He walked forward quickly and arrived at a river beach not far away.

After turning here, the Yellow River became smooth and a large flat land rushed out. The market in Dongjiazhai was located on the river beach. As soon as we approached the market, we heard hawking sounds one after another, and there were countless people squeezing around in front of us.

Yelu Buhua said happily: "So many people are more lively than temple fairs in many places!"

When approaching the crowd, I saw a flag standing on the road with the words "Official North and South Department Store" and various goods were placed on the tables on both sides.

Yelu Buhua looked at Xiqi and asked Tao Shiqi: "This is such a big business, is it from Du Zhijun's family?"

Tao Shiqi shook his head quickly: "Zhijun is an official of the court, how could he do business under his rule? This is the shop of the Volcano Army. On the day of the market, the shops there will come here to do business. The people buy them here for convenience, so they don't have to go to the ferry."

Yelu Buhua nodded and walked up to see the various goods placed on the table. They were nothing more than all kinds of goods sold from the mainland, but the official shops were complete and placed atmospheric. The stalls were crowded with foreign people, noisy and lively.

It is worthy of the name of a department store. It has all kinds of groceries, from common tea spices to various seasonings for daily cooking, to farm tools, saddles and horse whip, almost everything is included. However, the quality of the goods is average, and Yelu Buhua just looks at it and will not buy them.

After seeing a few things, he suddenly saw a pile of brown things like soil on the table, with a small wooden sign standing on it: "Shang Good Sugar in Shu". Yelu Buhua was stunned and walked forward quickly. After looking at it, he wanted to reach out to taste it. However, he didn't expect that the servant standing behind the table was sharp-eyed and hurriedly stopped him, saying, "Guest, this thing is precious, but you can't taste it!"

Yelu Buhua knew that the price of sugar here was more expensive than gold and silver, so she was not angry, but just nodded and retracted her hand.

After looking for a while, Ye Buhua asked, "You are sugar from Shu? How do you sell it?"

The servant said, "I am a shop in the official business and I can't make any false things. Naturally, I'll get some good sugar from Shu. However, this thing is precious and must be sold from one pound, and it costs two jin per pound, and I can't get any discount."

Yelu Buhua nodded and asked again: "Is the two guan iron or copper coins? Is it Zumo or Guanmo?"

The servant said: "We all calculate money, which is the rule of the official shop. Money is naturally copper coins, and iron coins are also converted based on copper coins."

Yelu Buhua heard this, raised his hand and threw out a ingot of silver, saying, "This is full-textured silver, forget it and weigh some candy for me."

The servant did not accept the silver and said, "Customer, the gold and silver shop over there, but I have gone to exchange for copper coins. We only collect cash here. Unless we buy bulk goods and the supervisor comes to receive it, it has nothing to do with the small one."

Tao Shiqi, who was on the other side, hurriedly stepped forward and said to the servant, "You sell it at a pound here and only charge cash. Who is here to go to the market and has a few stagnant of cash on them? Whether it is iron or copper coins, it is so heavy, isn't it unreasonable?"

The servant recognized Tao Shiqi and hurriedly bowed: "It turned out to be Shiqilang. This rule is not a small decision, so I can only follow it. In fact, this candy is sold here to those wealthy families, and they have their own way to exchange for cash. Since Shiqilang, everything is easy to say."

As Du Zhongxiao's personal entourage, Tao Shiqi curled everyone in Dongjia Village. Seeing that the servant knew him, he said, "This is a distinguished guest of the officers. I didn't bring any cash today, so I'll just make a pound of credit first. When the market disperses, you go to the village to find me to collect money."

The servant said yes, took the balance, weighed a pound of sugar, wrapped it in finely with oil paper, and handed it to Yelu Buhua.

After leaving the shop, Yelu Buhua took off the oil paper, Yelu Buhua picked up a small amount of candy and put it in his mouth. After tasting it, he nodded and said, "It's really good sugar. I don't want this small place to be sold in some good things."

This sugar was last time Du Zhongxiao went to Bingzhou. He accidentally saw something sold and ordered the shop to buy it specially. For trade with the grassland and Khitan, there must be suitable goods, and it cannot rely solely on silk and tea. Those have fixed channels for merchants. After all the selection, Du Zhongxiao chose sugar.

In this era of sugar, sugar can actually be produced on a large scale, produced in the south and far away from the northern border. Moreover, the price is high, long-distance transportation is similar to light goods, and it is not easy to deteriorate. As a commodity, it is better than tea. Human needs for sugar are engraved in the bones. No matter where people are, they can hardly resist the temptation of sweetness.
Chapter completed!